Cost of living comparison

Bulgaria

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 80.8% more expensive than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Auckland

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Auckland are more expensive than in Sunny Beach. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Sunny Beach, you would:

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pay 24.5% more for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 BGN14.94	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 BGN16.76	$8.96 NZ$15.85	-6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BGN3.11	$1.98 NZ$3.50	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 BGN2.68	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+14.5%
Average			+24.5%

Sunny Beach vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 BGN1.34	$2.20 NZ$3.90	+187.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BGN7.47	$4.29 NZ$7.59
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 BGN11.77	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 BGN6.39	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+70.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 BGN6.62	$4.51 NZ$7.97	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.32	$1.30 NZ$2.29	+70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 BGN1.45	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 BGN1.54	$1.34 NZ$2.37	+50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 BGN2.04	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+123.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.83	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+98.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 BGN0.84	$0.70 NZ$1.24	+44.2%
Average			+54.2%

Sunny Beach vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.93 BGN10.31	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$121.78 NZ$215.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.30 BGN10.96	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+184.6%
Average			+15.6%

Sunny Beach vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Sunny Beach	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.46 BGN26.91	$50.70 NZ$89.65	+227.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.04 BGN993.77	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+129.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.62 BGN596.26	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+255.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.09 BGN149.82	$138.93 NZ$245.68	+61.4%
Average			+164.1%

Sunny Beach vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$514.02 BGN894.53	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	+118.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	+254.5%
Average			+178.1%

Sunny Beach vs. Auckland - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 BGN3.98	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+193.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 BGN4.93	$3.41 NZ$6.02	+20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 BGN6.98	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+577.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$44.47 NZ$78.65
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.15 BGN15.93	$12.88 NZ$22.78	+40.8%
Average			+102.5%

Sunny Beach vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.59 BGN58.46	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+137.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.97 BGN73.04	$40.10 NZ$70.91	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.32 BGN167.62	$92.74 NZ$164.01	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.14 BGN181.23	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+5.2%
Average			+23.1%

Sunny Beach vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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